Apomorphine and Levodopa Infusion Therapies for Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Apomorphine and Levodopa Infusion Therapies for Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Continuous infusion of levodopa or apomorphine provide constant dopaminergic stimulations are good alternatives to deep brain stimulation to control motor fluctuations in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). Apomorphine provides motor benefit similar to dopamine, but its long-term use is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Angelo Antonini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Movement Disorder Society 2009-05-01
Series:Journal of Movement Disorders
Subjects:
Parkinson’s disease
Infusion
Apomorphine
Levodopa
Carbidopa
Duodopa
DBS
Online Access:http://e-jmd.org/upload/jmd-2-1-4-2.pdf

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